If you ladle food such as soup or stew, you serve it, especially with a ladle. Barry held the bowls while Liz ladled soup into them Mrs King went to the big black stove and ladled out steaming soup. ladle out to put soup or other liquid food onto plates or into bowls, especially using a ladle
Metal receptacle frequently lined with refractories used for transporting and pouring molten metal Types include hand bull, crane, bottom-pour, holding, teapot, shank, lip-pour